This trip includes

Hotels & accommodation

We highly recommend adding an overnight stay to your tour! We have already handpicked and negotiated the best deals for you - simply add your preferred accommodation in the booking process.

Activities along the way

Add an exciting activity to your tour! To see the varied activities you can do during this tour, click HERE.When buying one of our tours online, you also receive a freeFjord Pass®!

Timetables & Itineraries

To see timetables and itineraries for the Sognefjord in a nutshell tour from Oslo - click HERE.

Prices & tour variants

Press «Plan & book this trip» to see the different variants of the tour and the specific price for the tour you prefer. There is no guide on our tours, nor group-, senior- or student discounts.

Tour connections

The tour is self-guided, transfers and connections are easy to find and clearly marked or announced.

Sognefjord in a nutshell

Sognefjord in a nutshell tour from Oslo

The Sognefjord, Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, extends more than 200 km inland to the foot of the Jotunheimen mountains. This area is said to be one of the most beautiful travel destinations in the world.

The Sognefjord in a nutshell tour combines a beautiful boat journey on the Sognefjord, with a spectacular train journey on the Flåm Railway. Starting in Oslo, you can take the tour as a round trip with return to Oslo, or as a one way trip to Bergen. The trip can be completed in one day, or as a longer journey over several days.

We recommend you to take your time by adding overnight stays and activities along the route. That way you can enjoy the beautiful scenery or partake in exciting activity such as for instance kayaking, hiking or even going on a fjord safari! There are loads of options for activities and hotels along the route, for instance in places such as in Flåm, Bergen and Oslo.

The tour includes train journeys through spectacular nature on the Bergen Railway and the famous Flåm Railway. The express boat on the Sognefjord from Flåm to Bergen takes approx. 5 hours. The boat stops in several quaint villages along it's route and gives you a great opportunity to see "the King of fjords" up close. It is possible to disembark in for instance Balestrand and stay overnight before you continue your tour the following day.

Please note that you can also take the Sognefjord in a Nutshell & UNESCO Fjord Bus tour from Oslo. Read more about the tour HERE.

Travel tip

Stay over in hotels in Flam and Balestrand and join one of the many activities, such as kayaking in Flam and fjord safari on the Unesco listed Naeroyfjord. You customize your trip according to your preferences in the booking procedure starting on this page.

Bergen:Start by boat: Departs with the express boat from Strandkaiterminalen. The terminal is situated next to the Fish Market and approx. 10 min. walk from Bergen railway station.

Start by train:The train departs from Bergen railway station.

Flåm: Change from express boat to train or vice versa. The Norled boat terminal is situated next to the railway station. The express boat for Sognefjord in a nutshell departs from pier no.2.

Myrdal: Change train for the Flåm Railway or for the Bergen Railway. The trains are located next to each other.

Oslo: The trains for all our trips departs from the Oslo Central Railway Station (Oslo S).

Note: Not all transfer points are included on all tours. This depends on the tour alternative that you choose. You will of course receive a booking confirmation from us with a detailed itinerary for the tour you have selected.

No. If you want to also see the Naroyfjord, we recommend you to take the round trip from Bergen start by train and add the Heritage fjord safari trip which goes into the Naeroyfjord and back to Flåm. This can be done in one day.

If you start the trip from Oslo you have to stay over in Flam to be able to add the Heritage fjord safari trip.

No, there is no guide on our tours. You travel on your own by following the travel itinerary. On the tours including Norway in a nutshell®, you will also receive a "Norway in a nutshell® - Travelers Guide" booklet.

The connections and transfer points are all within close proximity of each other for easy transfer. Stops are always announced over the speakers.

Trips bought online, can only be cancelled if you have bought the cancellation protection together with your trip. The cancellation protection is not a travel insurance. You can only use it if you need to cancel your trip and reason for cancelling is covered by this. If you need a full travel insurance, please contact an insurance company in your country.